The new additions are joining previously-announced performers like Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton and Jason Aldean at the annual even set to take place this weekend.
- Mar 29, 2016
AceShowbiz - More acts are heading to the 2016 ACM Awards this weekend. Blake Shelton and Little Big Town are now among country superstars scheduled to take the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3.
Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Old Dominion are other names having just been added to the line-up of performers, which has also included Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini and Florida Georgia Line. Pop queen Katy Perry will be at the event as well to perform a duet with Dolly Parton.
The 2016 ACM Awards will air live on CBS at 08:00 P.M. with Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley as co-hosts. Miss America Betty Cantrell, Chris Janson, Jana Kramer, Martina McBride, Kacey Musgraves, Kiefer Sutherland and more will be on hand to present.
Stapleton leads this year's nominees with seven nominations, and he has already won one of them. Recently, the Academy of Country Music announced him as the recipient of New Male Vocalist of the Year Award. Ballerini is named New Female Vocalist of the Year and Old Dominion wins New Duo or Group of the Year.
